The Great Geauga County Fair thrills visitors

It's not an illusion. Owners trotted out their miniature horses for competition in the horse arena at the fair.

BURTON - The Great Geauga County Fair went off without a hitch over the Labor Day weekend. Except, of course, for the tractor pulls and harness races.

It opened Thursday to blue skies and survived Friday’s full blue moon and Saturday’s rain storm marking two more days of inconsistent weather.

Students and adults displayed the fruits of their summer labor with impressive produce displays including a 13-foot-tall sunflower and an 81.8-pound pumpkin, despite the drought. Both took top prize ribbons in their categories.

Members of the Geauga County Agricultural Society carefully judged everything from alpacas to zucchinis. In between were entries for apple pies, cookies, cucumbers, cut flowers, fine art, honey, rabbits, turkeys, tomatoes, wine and more.

Prizes were awarded for poultry strutting their stuff along with goats, horse, sheep, cows, and portly swine.

JOAN COOPER RUSEK/SUN NEWSHoly cow. As she was led to the milking station, this lady drew a young fan who wanted to pet her. The cow is owned by Gerald Mitchell of Troy.

Spectacles included a hot air ascension, woodcarving demonstration, sky divers, a water battle waged by firemen and a demolition derby.

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